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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 501.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 501.2 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

501.2 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 501.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 296.95288120976 kt

The final result is:

501.2 ft/s → 296.95288120976 kt

We conclude that 501.2 feet per second is equivalent to 296.95288120976 knots:

501.2 feet per second = 296.95288120976 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0033675376239021 × 501.2 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 501.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033675376239021 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred one point two feet per second is approximately two hundred ninety-six point nine five three knots:

501.2 ft/s ≅ 296.953 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred one point two feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots

feet per second (ft/s) knots (kt)
502.2 feet per second 297.545 knots
503.2 feet per second 298.138 knots
504.2 feet per second 298.73 knots
505.2 feet per second 299.323 knots
506.2 feet per second 299.915 knots
507.2 feet per second 300.508 knots
508.2 feet per second 301.1 knots
509.2 feet per second 301.693 knots
510.2 feet per second 302.285 knots
511.2 feet per second 302.878 knots